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FOOTBALL JOL ACC Staff Pick-Em Bowl Edition...

Updated records:

Bronston 69-53
Kelly 62-60
Sed 59-59
Alex 46-64
*Sed was the only picker to get Clemson correct in ACC title game.

ACC bowl games:
-Art of Sport LA Bowl
California (-1.5) vs. UNLV
Cal: Kelly
UNLV: Bronston
***Sed and I will be getting a loss on this one because we didn't get that pick in in time. Mostly my fault for not realizing that Cal was the first ACC bowl game last night and not getting the picks to everyone until a few hours beforehand.

-GameAbove Sports Bowl
Pitt (-7) vs. Toledo
Pitt: Bronston, Kelly, Alex, Sed
Toledo:

-DirecTV Holiday Bowl
Syracuse (-8) vs. Washington State
Cuse: Bronston, Kelly, Alex, Sed
Wazzu:

-Wasabi Fenway bowl
UNC (-3) vs. UConn
UNC: Bronston, Sed
UConn: Kelly, Alex

-Bad Boy Mowers Pinstripe Bowl
Boston College (+2.5) vs. Nebraska
BC: Kelly, Alex
Nebraska: Bronston, Sed

-Pop-Tarts Bowl
Miami (-4) vs. Iowa State
Miami: Bronston, Kelly, Sed
Iowa St: Alex

-Go Bowling Military Bowl
NC State (-5) vs. East Carolina
NC State: Bronston, Kelly, Sed
East Carolina: Alex

-Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl
Louisville (-2.5) vs. Washington
Louisville: Bronston, Alex, Sed
Washington: Kelly

-TaxSlayer Gator Bowl
Duke (+14.5) vs. Ole Miss
Duke:
Ole Miss: Bronston, Kelly, Alex, Sed

-Duke's Mayo Bowl
-Virginia Tech (+5.5) vs. Minnesota
VT: Alex, Sed
Minn: Bronston, Kelly

-CFB Playoff first round
SMU (+8.5) at Penn State
SMU: Bronston, Kelly, Sed
Penn St: Alex

-CFB Playoff first round
Clemson (+11) at Texas
Clem: Bronston, Kelly, Sed
Texas: Alex

-Birmingham Bowl
Georgia Tech (-2.5) vs. Vanderbilt***With score prediction
GT: Bronston (GT 28-24), Kelly (GT 24-18), Alex (GT 33-21), Sed (GT 28-17)
Dores:

Adapt or Die

So I’m not so sure what some of you, pining for college football’s yesteryear, are hoping to accomplish by shouting “THE GAME IS RUINED!!!” every time one of our players leaves…yet when someone comes our way it’s “HELL YEAH!”. These message board freak-outs every time we lose a player, especially one that wasn’t on the team a year ago and didn’t even crack the All-ACC honorable mentions, is getting out of hand.

It’s a $1 Billion+ industry filled with guaranteed $80MM contracts for coaches, followed by $30MM buyouts, paying for $200MM training facilities, and paying for such idiotic shit as locker rooms with a personal TVs for highlights and LED lighting. The bitching would have a point if the money involved in the sport wasn’t getting so frivolous for everyone BUT athletes.

The history of college football has never made the student athlete guarantees. At best it’s been full of one-year contracts and rampant processing, forced redshirting and medicals, limited degree options, and exploitation of their original “NIL” rights. They typically took the fall if they were caught getting paid under the table. I have no heartache with any player seeking money very few of us could have fathomed at that age.

I’m grateful we have a head coach who is adapting, no matter how unstable the earth beneath the game is. As I said in another thread…trust this staff in its evaluation and its valuation. If they let someone walk it’s because they can replace the position economically or upgrade it versus what the departed player was requesting. Hopefully we move towards having the legal framework of multi-year contracts and representation guardrails to protect players.

FOOTBALL RECRUITING Final edition of Following the Future for Tech's 2025 class...

With some good stuff from state champs Andre Fuller Jr. and Carrington Coombs.

HOOPS Duck Fuke!

No if, ands, or buts....it has been a shitty start to the season (in more ways than one).

That said, who (besides me) is pulling themselves up and heading down to McCamish for the game this Saturday? I’m afraid this may be similar to Collins’ last home game against UGA, except it is Dookie Blue instead of Red.

Let’s not let Cameron Crazies take McCamish over! Preparing for an old fashioned ass whipping, but hoping for an upset victory that no one (including this guy) saw coming! Let's give these guys some energy and see if they can pull a shocker.

OT: Georgia Tech and Brent Key get NLU shoutout

Some very encouraging words from Marist alumnus and No Laying Up co-founder TC. The brand is selling.

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